For a match??? Or for whole league?? Any open article mentioning that?? . If for a match, its quite a good amount for an eighteen year old (Is it True??)
It was per match that it was stated but the statement only said imported players can fetch this amount. So not all of them, no idea about IR specifically probably less I would imagine but just to give you a general idea. I think CBSL do it by the match rather than league contract because quite often in big ties the top stars won't play(be busy doing something else)
After all the fuss they created, are Gutta P. Jwala and Ashwini Ponnappa Icon Player material or should someone else i.e. Taufik & Schenk have been selected? http://thecoachonibl.blogspot.dk/2013/07/are-jwala-ponnappa-icon-player-material.html
Just to clarify PBSI did not put any of his players in the auction at all....no Sonybor Tommy...they had been asking us many many times...I need to clearbthis out.
I think it is due mainly to the language problem. Because BC is in the English medium, few Chinese badminton fans are bilingually effective in English and Mandarin to be able to participate in BC, whereas many Indian fans use English. That's why from time to time we are lucky to have BCers translate some of the more interesting news about the Chinese badminton scene. I'm led to believe there must be lots more internet discussions about the CBSL in Mandarin than the IBL in English here. Badminton must be very popular in China as no other country can beat them at the last Olympics. This coming WC to be held in Guangzhou, China, will again arouse great interest among sports loving Chinese.
To my utter surprise IB league wasnt able to get around the money rolling for this tournament. The players & teams are a bargain at such price atleast for the top WS and MS, they are all well known names now its upto the marketing teams to encash the brand. I wish I were a conglomerete, options for easy branding are so few.(would have bought SN then even that price would make for a good investment). Would still say they have sqeezed in the tournament, would have liked to see a few more matches and a month as the timeline for the tournament, the more time the merrier only then players would learn or else in the current way its a blink and a miss learning oppurtunity for players/marketing oppurtunity for brands/ encashments / News / Media coverage / Parties... Anyways Lets see the response for this time and may be the next time they would increase the price kitty, number of matches and time duration!
Not much has changed. IBL organisers still playing fast and loose with their interpretations of events and other Associations' decisions to not send their players. This kind of fabrication just destroys credibility in the long run. Successfully auctioned players. Is there any indication about when they get paid? Any bank guarantees in place? Especially the foreign players? This one point has the potential to become a massive embarrasment to IBL and BAI and the sports ministry of India if they screw up on payments, like the same organisers reportedly did in the Bangladesh Cricket League. With only about 3 weeks left for the matches to begin, there is still no announcement from Star Sports and no clear indication from anyone else apart from the organisers (and you never quite know what to make of their announcements anyway) if and how live streaming is going to work.
that makes sense. It would be great if some bilingual person could find out more about the CBSL (format, terms of play, renumeration for players etc) and educate the wider community.
About the CBSL format: http://www.badzine.net/news/china-league-season-mapped-out/12560/ Players: http://www.badzine.net/news/2011-china-badminton-league-team-rosters/11018/ And the results use google translator to browse around: http://translate.google.com/transla...nId=271&cgisEventId=4915&cgisDisciplineId=532
IBL has made playing badminton lucrative: Next generation Indian shuttlers http://www.sportskeeda.com/2013/07/...n-lucrative-next-generation-indian-shuttlers/ EXCERPTS: The top tier of young Indian badminton players are thrilled with the recognition they received from Indian industry and the unprecedented windfall that would come their way at the right time in their career courtesy the recently-held Indian Badminton League auction. K Srikanth, 20-year-old, who was bagged by Awadhe Warriors for a pay cheque of $ 34,000 said here on Thursday, “This is unbelievable. I didn’t expect it (the bidding price). It felt extremely good to know that the franchisees were competing with each other to bid for me.” The 20-year-old who had stunned world No.4 Boonsak Ponsana in the finals of the Thailand Open Grand Prix last month and hails from Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, added, “My parents are very happy that the sport is getting me financial rewards. It will also give me an opportunity to play in a team event.” Another promising youngster, the 18-year-old doubles player K Maneesha was picked up by Awadhe Warriors for $26,000, six times more than her base price of $4,000. Maneesha, who won the Maldives International Challenge mixed doubles with K Nandagopal in June and the 2010 Commonwealth Youth Games, said, “I am a junior player and never expected to get so much money. The credit goes to Saina (Nehwal), Kashyap bhaiya, Ashwini (Ponnappa) for taking badminton to a height so that all the youngsters like me are also now reaping the benefit. I felt very happy after the IBL auction.” Pradnya Gadre, amongst the top-10 highest buys in the IBL auction, feels lucky to be picked up by Hyderebad Hotshots for $46,000. The 22-year-old doubles specialist said, “Frankly, I’m extremely happy to be part of the IBL and Hyderabad Hotshots team. It is a great opportunity for the juniors to get to play with international stars. It will be wonderful to be in the same team as Taufik Hidayat, who has been my idol for a long time.” B Sai Praneeth, 20-year-old, who stunned former Olympic champion Taufiq Hidayat in the latter’s farewell match, was bagged by Krrish Delhi Smashers for $40,000. The talented youngster is excited to be a part of the League and he said, “It’s a huge motivation for a player like me. I was expecting around $20,000, but this was surprising.” Guru Sai Dutt, the Commonwealth Youth Games 2008 champion, who was picked up by Awadhe Warriors for $40,000, said, “It’s great to be a part of the league which will help badminton and the players to grow. I’m looking forward to play for Awadhe Warriors.” India’s No.1 men doubles player, Pranav Jerry Chopra from Ludhiana, who was picked up for $36,000 by Mumbai Masters, said, he was “shocked to be picked up for $36,000 by Mumbai Masters. But above all, I’m elated to be in the same team as Lee Chong Wei. It’s a huge boost to us ahead of the World Championship.” Commenting on the unprecedented benefits for talented young shuttlers, the 32-year-old Valiyaveeti Diju, who became the first Indian mixed doubles pair along with Jwala Gutta to win a Grand Prix title in 2009, said, “The IBL is a great platform and opportunity for all the Indian badminton players to play with international players. Also, it will be a treat to watch Lee Chong Wei in action for all of us.” The $1-million Indian Badminton League is set to launch on August 14, 2013, with some high-voltage action expected between Krrish Delhi Smashers and Pune Pistons. The 2013 IBL will feature six franchises and will run for 18 days. Each franchise will host a two-day leg and the League will showcase a grand total of 90 matches, providing broadcasters and in-stadia spectators with more than 100 hours of LIVE “family entertainment” which will also be viewed by a significant international audience. The top four franchises in the League will clash in the semifinals and the winners will meet in the grand final on August 31, which will be played in Mumbai, for the richest prize money tournament in badminton till now.
IBL conflict – Nail them down firmly For the first time in the history of an unconventional sport, a big ray of hope was seen in the form of a grand auction. A giant initiative mooted by IBL. Perhaps, a 100 coaching camps or even 10 years of exhaustive promotion would not have proved so beneficial. The response of the media and public all over the world has been overwhelming. The potential of our versatile Indian players and the large scale of the event have been well appreciated by the respectable bidders who have generously paid good amounts to ensure the growth of badminton in India. Also, top players like Saina Nehwal, PV Sindhu and P Kashyap have been really supportive of this new event. No one had visualized that badminton will become so popular that even though the player auction took place 4 days back, but the coverage is still alive. This is everywhere – on internet, radio, TV, newspapers and even magazines. The profiles, interviews, and news of the IBL have dominated the media and taken the entire nation in its grip. This is really a very heartening development. So much so, that it has been predicted that India will soon become a hub of badminton. We hope that India will soon be at par with the best badminton playing nations like Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and China. This IBL will go a long way in establishing India in badminton. As they usually say, there will always be a hurdle in any noble cause. As soon as the auction was finished, Jwala Gutta and Ashwin Ponappa – the Indian women’s doubles players claimed that they are not being paid enough according to their position. I may mention that in this format, the doubles are not preferred. That is the simple reason as to why the franchisees have not put a huge bid on the players in doubles. However, many of the fans feel that instead of going public, they should have taken up this matter with the wise coach Pulela Gopichand. He should have been taken into confidence and would have tried to solve the issue. But now, by raising the controversy, they have pushed the event into jeopardy. The matter does not end here. Now the Indian men’s doubles players, namely Rupesh Kumar and Sanave Thomas have claimed that they have also not been given appropriate weightage in this auction. It has been said that international-level Indian players are paid 15000 dollars in the events like World Championships, Thomas Cup, Uber Cup, Sudirman Cup, CWG and Asian Games. These players have not apparently considered that this auction has been organized on a commercial level and it is the sweet will of the bidder to decide the amount payable. This recent tendency of lodging constant protests is not a good omen and it should be dealt with firmly. To conclude, I am quoting our learned coach Pulela Gopichand, that people should move on. It is noteworthy to mention that the heights scaled by Indian badminton today are due to the wholehearted efforts put in by Gopichand. His word should always be the final one. I have some doubt. Is that players be paid $15,000 for participating in World Championships, Thomas Cup, Uber Cup, Sudirman Cup, CWG and Asian Games? Anybody have any idea?? .
A longer period would be ideal when the Indian players have a chance to train with their international counterparts in the team or even afforded the opportunity to interact with others. However, the international players also have their national obligations which must rank higher than participation in the IBL and so are some of the higher ranked Indian players themselves. For one, IBL should avoid clashes with BWF tournaments. For example will the proposed IBL clash with the forthcoming WC? For all intents and purposes, the IBL will be of greater interest to local Indians and less to non-Indian fans who will more likely support BWF tournaments first. When more Indian players become more famous through the World Ranking system, more interest will be shown in IBL matches, just like the CBSL which have more higher ranked Chinese players and more international names.
As it seems to the outsider that the IBL is a profit-making venture first, the worth of the players and their role in the IBL will not be reviewed carefully, more so their value is distorted by the auction bidding process. So less-paid players will grumble, wheres as juniors are delighted with a monetary wind-fall.
CBSL does not show interests to international players. Except few players, there are no other international players in CBSL. There is no open"auction" system like that of IBL and also prize money involved. No international players has made public statements to show their dissatisfation for their non-inclusion in CBSL as if they are showing to IBL. CBSL does not have any open system which shows how much each player will receive or how many foreign players will be selected etc.. They are conducting this league for the benefits of their local players (mostly unknown chinese faces) and local fans. No international media ever had given importance to CBSL in anyway as if it is given to IBL. Saying something like this does not decrease the interests of international fans all over the world.
http://www.sportskeeda.com/2013/07/25/ibl-conflict-nail-them-down-firmly/ I could not edit post #295 now since it elapsed the time limit of 15 mins . Am scraping it here . Please have a look at it.
